Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name, case number, or other information entered into a search tool is sent to the independent provider that operates that tool. The provider processes the query under its own practices. Ray County Court Docket does not maintain a separate docket-search database or log those query terms as its own case-record collection.
Messages and Contact Submissions
If a message is sent through an available contact channel, its contents may be retained to respond or address the request. It is not shared outside the organization unless disclosure is required by law or needed to protect the service.
Data We Gather Automatically
Like most websites, the service may receive technical information when a browser loads a page.
- The IP address assigned to the device.
- Browser type, version, and device operating system.
- Pages viewed and the approximate duration of each visit.
- The referring site, if one was provided.
- Time and date information associated with a page request.
- Basic diagnostic data needed to operate and secure the service.
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies and aggregate analytics can help measure traffic, diagnose performance, and understand how visitors move through the resource. Browser controls can block or remove cookies. Some functions may behave differently when those controls are used.
What We Do With This Data
Technical and contact information may be used for ordinary operation of the private resource.
- Maintaining page delivery, reliability, and security.
- Passing a voluntary search input to the provider selected by the visitor.
- Measuring aggregate use and performance.
- Finding and resolving technical errors.
- Supporting advertising or referral functions that may appear on the service.
No Court-Record Data on File
Ray County Court Docket does not host, sell, or compile a database of Ray County dockets or personal case records. It identifies public routes to the Ray County Circuit Court, municipal custodians, and Missouri Courts Case.net. Court-file access is governed by the custodian and court-access rules. Missouri Court Operating Rule 4 addresses docket sheets, court records, automation, and confidentiality. RSMo 610.023 and RSMo 610.026 provide general Missouri public-record request and copying context; they do not make restricted court material public.
Third-Party Search Partners
Search boxes are operated by outside providers. Data submitted to one of those tools is governed by that provider's privacy policy, retention choices, and sharing practices. Review the provider's policy before entering information. This private resource does not control the provider's output, charges, or handling of submitted data.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to county, city, state-court, clerk, legal-aid, or third-party resources. Once a visitor leaves this service, the outside operator's privacy practices apply. Review those practices before sharing personal information.
Advertising or referral partners may use their own technologies to measure activity or present material across services. Those activities occur under the partner's policies rather than this policy.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal information is not sold by this service. Information may be handled by the following categories of recipients when necessary:
- Search providers selected when a visitor runs a query.
- Analytics and technical-service providers.
- Advertising or referral partners operating on the service.
- Government or law-enforcement bodies responding to a valid legal demand.
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable administrative and technical measures are used to protect information involved in operating the service. No online system can promise complete security. Use care when entering information into any website or third-party search tool.
Users Under 18
This resource is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If information from a minor is believed to have been submitted, use an available contact channel so the issue can be reviewed.
Your Data Rights
Depending on the facts and applicable law, a visitor may ask about personal information retained through an available contact channel. Missouri's court-record framework remains separate from an individual's website-data request: the Circuit Clerk and the court that keeps the case control the original court record. RSMo 610.023 and RSMo 610.026 govern the general Missouri public-record request and copying process, subject to court rules and confidentiality limits.
- Request information about a message or personal data retained by the service.
- Ask that inaccurate contact information be corrected.
- Request deletion where retention is not required.
- Ask how to opt out of a nonessential processing activity, where available.
Updates to This Policy
This policy may be revised as the service or its practices change. A revised version becomes effective when posted here.
Effective date: August 29, 2026